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[Sendou]

Xbox One truly is a next-gen system. Pre-order selected games. Wow

 

[Turfster]

Welp. So much for having any pc announcements

Hey, Halo Channel is for Windows too!


(Also, some of these games are multiplatform)

 

[Ozium]

Xbox One truly is a next-gen system. Pre-order selected games. Wow

WHAT A TIME TO BE A GAMER!

 

[derExperte]

Risen 3 review: http://www.pcgamer.com/review/risen-3-titan-lords-review/

 

[Stallion Free]

So we are adding a feature Steam has had for years and seems like a pretty basic feature that should have been on these next-gen consoles from day 1 but wasn't. Preloading games!

 

[hwalker84]

Where's MAH Killer Instinct news???

 

[morningbus]

A refreshing opinion after having to wade through every exclusive thread being rife with the platform owners defending the game only being on their platform.

Being excited for console exclusives is like being excited that R. Kelly's The Light It Up Tour is an HDDVD exclusive.

 

[Jawmuncher]

"Only on Xbox One."

Sorry, Jawmuncher.

"Only on Xbox One" -Phil Spencer

Dammit

Unless it turns into another TR incident someday. A small flicker of hope remains.

 

[Gipsy Danger]

Xbox One truly is a next-gen system. Pre-order selected games. Wow

And Pre-load them. The future is now.

 

[Sendou]

So we are adding a feature Steam has had for years and seems like a pretty basic feature that should have been on these next-gen consoles from day 1 but wasn't. Preloading games!

Preloading *selected games

And Pre-load them. The future is now.

Yeah what a way to end the conference. Man

--

I laughed a little. MS just literally paid money to cancel a PC game.

 

[derExperte]

So we are adding a feature Steam has had for years and seems like a pretty basic feature that should have been on these next-gen consoles from day 1 but wasn't. Preloading games!

Tbf PS4 had that since the beginning afaik

Spoiler

but is still missing a lot of other stuff

.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/18/you-can-now-pre-load-games-on-ps4

Or not.

 

[NingenJanai]

 

[brotkasten]

You know, outside of some proper games for pc, I'd also like them to announce a wireless adapter for the Xbox One gamepad. My 360 pad is 7 years old and it shows and I really like the look of the white Xbox One controller. But there is no way I'm going back to wired pads anymore.

 

[ViviOggi]

Maybe being on the wrong side of these deals will make more people realize how bad exclusivity is for our medium as a whole... bah who am I kidding

 

[Gipsy Danger]

Tbf PS4 had that since the beginning afaik.

I thought they were adding that with Destiny? I haven't been able to preload anything on the PS4. Haven't bought a ton though.

 

[Stallion Free]

Tbf PS4 had that since the beginning afaik.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/18/you-can-now-pre-load-games-on-ps4

 

[Volimar]

http://tombraider.tumblr.com/post/94529480860/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-update

Top note sums up my feelings pretty well.

 

[Atraveller]

Meh.

 

[derExperte]

You know, outside of some proper games for pc, I'd also like them to announce a wireless adapter for the Xbox One gamepad. My 360 pad is 7 years old and it shows and I really like the look of the white Xbox One controller. But there is no way I'm going back to wired pads anymore.

The X1 pad is so good that I've learned to live with a cable again.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Risen 3 review: http://www.pcgamer.com/review/risen-3-titan-lords-review/

Wow if that keeps up for the other sites looks like those who were burned by Risen 2 will be good to go.

 

[Nabs]

Ryse and Dead Rising 3 were total exclusives too.

I'll wait for a Winter 2016 PC release of Tomb Raider.

They keep mentioning holiday and 2015, that's exactly what they did with Dead Rising.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

while it sucks that the new TR is xbone exclusive, i can't blame Square Enix for taking that guaranteed money. They're going through some troublesome financial times and, if it just ends up being a timed exclusive, they'll have had their cake and ate it, too. They'll have avoided direct competition from Uncharted 4 on the PS4, subsidized dev/marketing costs by taking that nice microsoft money, and then they can release the game 6 months later on the PS4/PC, avoiding UC4 and getting possibly the same amount of sales (if not more) by coming out during the summer doldrums.

But that would be giving SE a ton of credit. We'll see what happens, but it really makes no sense to push TR2013 on the PS4/Xbone, push the GOL sequel onto PS4/Xbone/PC, and THEN make TR2015 a xbone exclusive.

 

[derExperte]

Wow if that keeps up for the other sites looks like those who were burned by Risen 2 will be good to go.

This German review is positive too: http://www.computerbase.de/2014-08/risen-3-titan-lords-im-test/

 

[Woody Invincible]

How much did that cost Microsoft?

 

[Parsnip]

Oh Gamescom is happening.
Completely forgot about it.

And yeah, I don't buy the total exclusivity for Tomb Raider.

 

[Atraveller]

I understand SE is in a bad shape, but I'm going to go nuts if the next Deus Ex is console exclusive.

 

[Turfster]

while it sucks that the new TR is xbone exclusive, i can't blame Square Enix for taking that guaranteed money.

Definitive Edition of TR2013 sold over twice as many PS4 units as Xboner units, never mind PC sales for a second.
It's plain stupidity.

 

[KevMan1815]

I understand SE is in a bad shape, but I'm going to go nuts if the next Deus Ex is console exclusive.

Don't put that idea out into the universe to be snatched up!

... It's too late. Now you've doomed us all.

 

[brotkasten]

The X1 pad is so good that I've learned to live with a cable again.

The white one looks godly. It's really hard to resist. I might have no other choice and get one anyway. I just hope the adapter comes out eventually.

Was the Xbox 360 wireless adapter responsible for the cracked wireless protocol? If so, then we might not get one at all. Damn.

 

[Volimar]

Is Bethesda at Gamescom? Cuz what would be a great palette cleanser would be a Fallout 4 announcement.

Spoiler

It has to happen sooner or later

 

[Sendou]

"The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom developer The Odd Gentlemen are producing the new King’s Quest game. It is a fully “reimagined” take on the original series, according to Activision. The publisher promises that The Odd Gentlemen comprises a number of fans of the King’s Quest franchise. The studio intends to capture the same combination of difficult puzzles and engaging narrative as the originals. The adventure title is due out in 2015 for unspecified platforms — although the company notes it will release its software on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and Steam."

"While we wait for King’s Quest, we can all shoot some shapes in Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions. Studio Lucid Games, which has produced a small number of mobile games, is taking on the latest entry in the popular shooter franchise. Dimensions will feature a single-player campaign with 50 different challenges in addition to 10 different battle modes. The game is due out this holiday, but Sierra once again didn’t mention any release platforms by name — but it is coming to “more platforms than ever before.”"

What Sierra is now: "Sierra and Activision announced new plans for the beloved label today, which include launching a new King’s Quest adventure game as well as a new entry in the Geometry Wars dual-stick shooter series. While the company retains the Sierra name and is publishing King’s Quest, the Activision subsidiary will not focus only on re-releasing Sierra classics. The plan is to have it do that while also forging deals with “edgy” independent developers working on innovative new projects. This should bring some further diversification to a portfolio of software that includes Call of Duty, Skylanders, and World of Warcraft."

The thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=872909

 

[fantomena]

Fake Kaz is best Kaz.

 

[Beelzebubs]

http://tombraider.tumblr.com/post/94529480860/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-update

I admit, I may have posted on there in disgust under my real name.

 

[Xanathus]

Hrm I didn't care for the King's Quests games because of all the failure states, I preferred games like Quest for Glory and Space Quest where you can't instantly die simply from clicking on the wrong thing. I'd rather they make a new Space Quest.

 

[Atraveller]

Don't put that idea out into the universe to be snatched up!

... It's too late. Now you've doomed us all.

I think it has already crossed their minds, but whether it will be reality depends on how desperate SE is.

Fake Kaz is best Kaz.

Oh wow lol.

 

[Tizoc]

Dammit

Unless it turns into another TR incident someday. A small flicker of hope remains.

Jawmuncher, buddy let me tell you something, Jim Sterling might say:
"Rise of the Tomb Raider's exclusivity is stupid, but not for the reason YOU think it's stupid.
It's stupid because it makes people look and behave stupid."
Just go take a look at the Rise of the TR thread, and you'll see what I mean.

Rise of the TR will get released on PC and PS4, it's only a matter of time. Don't let S-E make you stupid with this announcement.

 

[RS4-]

Insurgency, yes or no?

 

[Sendou]

Ori soon in the MS stream if anyone is interested (you should be).

 

[KarmaCow]

I get being annoyed over moneyhatted exclusives, but I'm honestly surprised that people care this much over the Tomb Raider reboot.

 

[Jawmuncher]

"The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom developer The Odd Gentlemen are producing the new King’s Quest game. It is a fully “reimagined” take on the original series, according to Activision. The publisher promises that The Odd Gentlemen comprises a number of fans of the King’s Quest franchise. The studio intends to capture the same combination of difficult puzzles and engaging narrative as the originals. The adventure title is due out in 2015 for unspecified platforms — although the company notes it will release its software on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and Steam."

"While we wait for King’s Quest, we can all shoot some shapes in Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions. Studio Lucid Games, which has produced a small number of mobile games, is taking on the latest entry in the popular shooter franchise. Dimensions will feature a single-player campaign with 50 different challenges in addition to 10 different battle modes. The game is due out this holiday, but Sierra once again didn’t mention any release platforms by name — but it is coming to “more platforms than ever before.”"

What Sierra is now: "Sierra and Activision announced new plans for the beloved label today, which include launching a new King’s Quest adventure game as well as a new entry in the Geometry Wars dual-stick shooter series. While the company retains the Sierra name and is publishing King’s Quest, the Activision subsidiary will not focus only on re-releasing Sierra classics. The plan is to have it do that while also forging deals with “edgy” independent developers working on innovative new projects. This should bring some further diversification to a portfolio of software that includes Call of Duty, Skylanders, and World of Warcraft."

The thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=872909

Nice Sierra as that sort of label works perfectly.

Is Bethesda at Gamescom? Cuz what would be a great palette cleanser would be a Fallout 4 announcement.

Spoiler

It has to happen sooner or later

Bethesda is being like capcom this year and not really showing anything. Even though as you said we all know its going to happen sooner or later. Maybe they will use the vgas again like they did Skyrim.

 

[toddhunter]

Now I won't have to read how amazing modern Tomb Raider is, every time it goes on sale on steam.

Works for me.

 

[Arthea]

I actually thought... that all that bought exclusivity fad will be over with the last gen, as in not worth, not paying back.
I guess I'm joining naive part of steamgaf with this admission.

 

[arts&crafts]

dang so much free money from Idlemaster! Now what to buy..

 

[Beelzebubs]

I get being annoyed over moneyhatted exclusives, but I'm honestly surprised that people care this much over the Tomb Raider reboot.

The Tomb Raider series has had some legit great games recently.

 

[derExperte]

The white one looks godly. It's really hard to resist. I might have no other choice and get one anyway. I just hope the adapter comes out eventually.

Was the Xbox 360 wireless adapter responsible for the cracked wireless protocol? If so, then we might not get one at all. Damn.

No idea what you mean but the controllers use their own wifi methods separate from the normal wifi and the X1 a completely new one anyway so I don't see how that would affect anything even if the cracked thing was the adapters fault.

Also the white pad looks like my Titanfall one just without the decals. I think I prefer mine.

 

[NingenJanai]

Now I won't have to read how amazing modern Tomb Raider is, every time it goes on sale on steam.

Works for me.

Got you covered, you'll read complains about why the sequel is not on steam, and how square enix sucks.

 

[KainXVIII]

"The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom developer The Odd Gentlemen are producing the new King’s Quest game. It is a fully “reimagined” take on the original series, according to Activision. The publisher promises that The Odd Gentlemen comprises a number of fans of the King’s Quest franchise. The studio intends to capture the same combination of difficult puzzles and engaging narrative as the originals. The adventure title is due out in 2015 for unspecified platforms — although the company notes it will release its software on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and Steam."

 

[wetflame]

I get being annoyed over moneyhatted exclusives, but I'm honestly surprised that people care this much over the Tomb Raider reboot.

I enjoyed the game a lot, obviously enough people thought the same way for them to make a "Definitive" edition, and then to develop a sequel, and then for Microsoft to want to buy that sequel. Given that the majority of those people didn't play it on the Xbox platform, there's going to be a fair few people annoyed by this sort of thing.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Jawmuncher, buddy let me tell you something, Jim Sterling might say:
"Rise of the Tomb Raider's exclusivity is stupid, but not for the reason YOU think it's stupid.
It's stupid because it makes people look and behave stupid."
Just go take a look at the Rise of the TR thread, and you'll see what I mean.

Rise of the TR will get released on PC and PS4, it's only a matter of time. Don't let S-E make you stupid with this announcement.

like you said TR will end up not a exclusive. Which I hope is the case for the Halo Master Chief Collection which is what I meant by that comment. I'm good with tomb raider I got Osiris for now.

 

[Arthea]

the new King’s Quest game....

well, at least some good news!
thanks for sharing this